AWS A100-40GB Pricing Options
All available A100-40GB instance types on AWS, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 | p4d.24xlarge | On-Demand | $32.7730/hr Cheapest | 8× GPU | 96 vCPU | 1152 GB |
| us-east-1 | p4de.24xlarge | On-Demand | $40.9690/hr | 8× GPU | 96 vCPU | 1152 GB |
About AWS A100-40GB Cloud Pricing
Amazon Web Services dominates the GPU cloud market with the broadest instance family portfolio and deepest regional coverage. AWS GPU instances run on custom Nitro hypervisors with dedicated hardware tenancy options.
Why Choose AWS for A100-40GB
- Widest regional availability (30+ regions)
- Savings Plans and Reserved Instances for 1–3 year commitments
- Tight integration with SageMaker, Bedrock, and EKS for ML pipelines
- Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) for multi-node training
Best suited for: Enterprise teams running production ML pipelines who need SLA guarantees, compliance certifications (HIPAA, SOC2, FedRAMP), and deep AWS ecosystem integration.
A100-40GB Technical Overview
The 40GB variant is cost-effective for workloads that fit within its memory budget. MIG partitioning can split it into smaller instances for serving multiple models simultaneously.
Pricing Analysis
AWS's cheapest A100-40GB option starts at $32.7730/hr, which is 974% above the market average of $3.0527/hr. AWS currently offers on-demand pricing only for A100-40GB. This means no commitment required, but you won't access the deeper discounts available from reserved or spot pricing.
Note: AWS pricing is typically 15–40% higher than specialized GPU clouds, but the ecosystem depth and enterprise support often justify the premium for production workloads.
Market context: The A100-40GB is often the cheapest enterprise-grade GPU option, making it an excellent entry point for teams starting with cloud GPU compute.
Top Alternatives to AWS for A100-40GB
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest AWS A100-40GB rate ($32.7730/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs AWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| TensorDock | $1.1000/hr | Spot | -97% cheaper vs AWS |
| FluidStack | $1.4000/hr | On-Demand | -96% cheaper vs AWS |
| CoreWeave | $1.9500/hr | On-Demand | -94% cheaper vs AWS |
| Lambda Labs | $1.9900/hr | On-Demand | -94% cheaper vs AWS |
| GCP | $3.6730/hr | On-Demand | -89% cheaper vs AWS |
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